What is Physical Therapy?
Physical therapy is a field within healthcare that helps patients recover from injury, pain, and/or surgery. The therapists at CORE are skilled in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal injuries. They use a variety of techniques including: exercise, manual therapy, patient education, aquatic therapy, laser therapy, and modalities to assist the patient with full recovery.
Physical Therapy is a health care profession that treats individuals of all ages who have medical problems or other health related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. The physical therapist examines each individual and develops a plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function and prevent disability. In addition, Physical Therapists work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness and wellness oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles.
Physical Therapy is a profession dedicated to the management of movement disorders that have developed as a result of diseases and health conditions through the lifespan. Physical Therapists evaluate the patient and then design a specific treatment program geared towards improving functional performance. Physical Therapists employ a wide variety of treatment strategies including stretching, strengthening, balance and gait training, the application of modalities (heat, ice, electrical stimulation) to decrease pain or facilitate muscle performance or the application of skilled joint mobilizations to increase range of motion. Physical Therapy is provided by a licensed Physical Therapist or by a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant (while under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist).
Physical therapists (PTs) are health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. Physical therapists provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. State licensure is required in each state in which a physical therapist practices. All PTs must receive a graduate degree from an accredite
